Against Officer
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P-NG Won’t Proceed Against Officer
The Papua-New Guinea Crown Law Department on March 23 decided not to pro ceed against a patrol officer com mitted for trial in February on a charge of having unlawfully wounded a native in June last year. (PIM, Feb. p. 117). The charge was withdrawn.
The patrol officer is Otto Kenneth Alder, 24, formerly in charge of Wonenara Patrol Post, 50 miles south-east of Goroka. On February 7 at G or oka, PO Alder was commit ted for trial by Mr. E. A.
O’Connell, charged with unlaw fully wounding a native, on June 2, 1961, and on three counts of having burned grass and wooden huts. However, indictments have been filed against Alder on charges of arson, specifying three counts involving several huts.